인도 서부 마하라쉬트라주에서 폭우로 인해 홍수와 산사태, 건물 붕괴 등의 사고가 발생해 4백여명이 사망한 것으로 우려된다고 인도 정부 관리들이 밝혔습니다.
관리들은 피해가 발생한 저지대의 잔해 속에서 생존자 수색작업을 벌이고 있다고 말했습니다.
이번 폭우로 26일 이래 도시가 마비된 상태에 있는 뭄부이에서는 80여명이 사망했습니다. 기상 관계자들은 뭄바이에는 24시간 동안 944 밀리리터의 기록적인 폭우가 쏟아졌다고 밝혔습니다.
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Indian officials say more than 400 people are feared dead in western Maharashtra state where torrential rains have triggered floods, landslides and building collapses.
Officials say rescue teams are searching for survivors buried under debris in low lying villages.
More than 80 people were killed in the state capital Mumbai, also known as Bombay, which has been paralyzed since Tuesday.
Aerial pictures showed parts of the city under waist-deep water, with trucks and cars stranded on main streets.
The torrential rains eased today (Thursday), and rescue teams rushed emergency supplies to thousands of marooned villagers.
India's army, navy and the air force are helping in the operation.
Weather officials say Bombay received a record breaking 944 millimeters of rainfall in a 24-hour period.